Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Doodlebug

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 14, 2022

1. Doodlebug Marker

Inscription. This model 75 gasoline engine rail car was commissioned on November 24, 1925 by the Columbus & Greenville (C & G) Railway Company in Mississippi. It was built by the J. G. Brill company for $42,400.00. In 1930 the car was retired by the C & G and sold to the Louisiana & Northwest Railroad, who renumbered it M-300. By 1949 the car was retired and sold into private ownership. In 2017 it was purchased by Jerry Braswell who moved it to this location in Covington, LA, and refurbished it to serve as a dining car.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 30° 28.703′ N, 90° 5.789′ W. Marker is in Covington, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It is on North New Hampshire Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 517 N New Hampshire St, Covington LA 70433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bicentennial Covington #1 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ronald Wilson Reagan (about 300 feet away); Covington (about 400 feet away); Public "Ox Lot" Parking (about 500 feet away); Reconstruction Period (about 600 feet away); H.J. Smith and Sons Hardware and Museum

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Courthouse Square and Historic Oaks (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Southern Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 14, 2022

2. Doodlebug Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 14, 2022

3. Doodlebug

The other side of Doodlebug image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 14, 2022

4. The other side of Doodlebug

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.